GILAS Pilipinas' 3x3 teams suffered defeats at the hands of host China in their final games in the 6th Asian Beach Games basketball competitions in Sanya, China.
The women’s squad composed of Mikka Cacho, Tantoy Ferrer, Gabi Bade, and Kaye Pingol lost to China, 21-13, in the finals while the men's team of Nic Cabanero, Jeff Manday, Gelo Crisostomo, and Sean Torculas bowed to China, 21-13, in the battle for the bronze.
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Despite the losses, the Philippine 3x3 basketball team still came away with the silver medal for the women's side.
It is the best showing of Gilas Women 3x3 in the Asian Beach Games, surpassing the bronze that it captured in 2012 in Haiyang, China.
Gilas Women swept pool play with victories over Indonesia, 15-11; Macau, 21-9; and Kyrgyzstan, 21-15, and won over Kazakhstan, 16-11; and Singapore, 20-13, in the knockout rounds.
Gilas Women, however, couldn't overcome a much-taller China side made up of Fengyi Sun, Hengyu Yang, Junwei Cao, and Lili Wang.
The Gilas Men side was able to beat China to start pool play with a 21-18 victory. They also defeated Macau, 21-18, but lost to Iran, 21-14.
The Philippines advanced to the semifinals with an 18-14 win over India, but lost to Thailand, 20-18, in a hard-fought final four clash.
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